| LC control no. | sh2017004357 |
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| LC classification | BH301.S66 |
| Topical heading | Sprezzatura (Aesthetics) |
| See also | Aesthetics |
| Found in | Work cat.: 2017031560: Sprezzatura, 2018: CIP t.p. (concealing the effort of art) summary ("The art of art is to conceal art"--this maxim of Ovid's means that the best works of art are the ones that appears natural and can be appreciated without being distracted by the artist's technique and serves as the foundation of classical and modern aesthetics) A&AT, Sept. 7, 2017 (sprezzatura; the effect conveyed by some works of art of skillful execution done without apparent effort) BHA and RILA, Sept. 7, 2017 (subjects: Sprezzatura) OED, Sept. 7, 2017 (sprezzatura, n.; ease of manner, studied carelessness; the appearance of acting or being done without effort; spec. of literary style or performance) Oxford art online, Sept. 7, 2017 (under Aesthetics/Western survey/Renaissance and Baroque: sprezzatura, i.e. the specific quality emerging from something difficult done with ease and elegance; under Renaissance: sprezzatura, or art of making accomplishment look easy) Oxford companion to Western art, Sept. 7, 2017 (under Castiglione, Baldassare: effortless grace (sprezzatura)) |
| Not found in | Encyclopedia of aesthetics; McGraw-Hill art |
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